Railroad-rail support.



C. W.'REINOBHL & B. L. WEAVER. 11. B. 112111011111., ADMINIETMTMX of o.-w,1111111on11L, Dnon.

RAILROAD BAIL SUPPORT. y l' APPLICATION HLED un 19,1909.

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QiIiARLEs W .IREIN0EH L AND EENT L'. WEAVER, oEsTEELT'oN, rEN'NsYLVANiA; HELEN B.. nEINoErImoF sTEELToN, PENNSYLVANIA, ADMINISTRATEIX or SAID CHARLES wi REINOE'HLInEoE'nsED.

RAILROAD-nan. SUPPORT.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

. -Application led Mayl, 1999. Serial Noi-486,970.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be itv known that we, CHARLES W. REIN- oEHL and BENTL. WEAVER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Steelton, Dauphin county, State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rail Supports, of which the following is a full, clear', and eX- act description."

This invention 'relates to 'railroad rail I supports, the object of the invention being to provide va' simple and efficient means for supportinga railroad rail upon-an` underlylng cross-tie, sald A'means Vincluding-a I 1 ad ]ustable A railfp rpa: e -1 n combinationwith .means for adusting the same to compensate for wear, as will be hereinafter'full-yde l scribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In' the drawings Figure 1'i's a plan View offene end of a cross-tie, a portion ofva railroad' rail, and ourf'lmproved rall-supporting device, supporting the rail upon 'the cross-tie. Figi 2`is an elevation ofthe parts shownin Fig. 1. Fig. 3`is avertical sect1on,. 'v on theli'ne 8 3 of Fig; 2. v

4" de "gnates a railroad cross-tie, 5 a plate supported upon the cross-tie 4, and 6 a railroad rail Asupported u on the plate 5, therailroad, rail'b'eing o usual construction comprisingthe base 7', the verticalweb 8 and the head 9.

The inner portion 5 of the plate 5is made thickerfthan the outer portion 5h thereof, the thick portion 5'L providing a. shoulder .10 against whichv the lnner edgeV ofthe rail base 7 r'ests. The outer edge of the-plate 5 -is`- provided with -an upwardly-extending portion 11, and an inwardly extendingportion 12, and thev o uteredge of the plate 5,

including the portions 11 and 12, is arranged on an angle with respect to the rail I 6; that'i's to say, theouter edge of the plate .5 and the parts 1l and 12 are inclined away from a line parallel tothe rail, as shown in Fig'. 1, for a purpose hereinafter explained;

Resting upon the outer portion 5b of-/the plate is the base 13 of a railroad brace 14.

' rail head 9, and also into engagement'with he rail brace 14 extends into engagement.

withthe outer face andi under side of the the rail web 8` and rail base 7; Thfefrail brace 14 is off-set, as at 15, to' ektend over and clear spikes 234 which 'are drivy'enthrough `holes in the. plate 5 and 'into the cross-tie 4f iin a mannerto engage the outer edge of the Irail 'base 7 The outer edge of the base 13* of .therail brace 14 extends under -the inwardl. -extending portion 12 of the plate :andt couter face ofthe base 13 is madeiparallel tothe inner face of the upwardly-- extending portion 11 ofthe plate 5, the outer;

face of the base13 and the inner face of the @portion 11 lengaging each other. j Extending through an openingl in theI The .en'dsof the boltf 16 extend beyond'- the" rail brace 14, vand one end ofthebolt 1.6 is.

The screw-threaded end of thebolt 16 is split, as at 20,so that the sides of the split end of lthe bolt; may be forced apart to look thej nut 19 "in position thereon.

' By the construction just described, 'it will :be seen 'that the rail 6 is rigidly braced against the outward thrustof car wheel "Hangesg and-that by adjusting the nut -19 upon thebolt 16, the brace 14 may be forced vin the direction indicated by the arrow in- 1, thereby causing the co-.acting in- I clined surfaces of the base 13 of the rail brace and the upwardly-extendingl part 11 of the plate 5 to force the rail brace 14 toward the rail A6, thereby compensating for Wear between the parts. .The base 13 ofthe railbrace 14 is provided rwith a slot 21 'through which and an opening in the plate 5 a'spike 22 is driven to take part of the outward thrust against the' rail 6 and to assist in holding the brace 14 in its positions of adjustment upon the p late -5. It will be observed Athat the downwardly-extending part 17 and inwardly -extending part 18 of the bolt 1 6 not only permit the olt 16 to be moved toward the rail 6 upon the 4plate 5 during they adjustment of .the 'brace 14, but said i vent the turning .ofp the bolt lfwdurinv the fturning 'of the nut 19 and to assist in oldqthejbrace 14 down upon the plate 5. .y he invention fieespeclally adapted for arts 'also serve toMpreuse in connectio'n withfrailroad switches not only to support the main rail but also to supporta switch rail which is adapted to rest upon the portion 5'L of the plate 5 and to'k be adjusted thereon into and out of engagement with the main rail 6 to close and open the switch as is common and well known We preferably provide the plate 5 with downwardly-projecting ribs 23 which eX- tend parallel to the rail 6 and are forced into the cross-tie 4 to assist in preventing displacement of the plate 5 upon the crosstie 4, laterally of the rail 6.

We claim l 1. In a lrailroad rail support, the combination of a cross-tie, a plate upon the crosstie, a rail supported by the plate, said plate having a surface inclined away from a line parallel to the rail, a rail brace engaged with said surface and said rail, 'a bolt extendin through and beyond the two sides of sai brace, one end of said bolt being engaged with said plate, and the other end of said bolt being screw-threaded, andan Copies of -thll patent may be obtained fr adjustable (nut on -the screw-threaded end of the bolt.

2. In a railroad rall support, the combination of a cross-tie, a `plate upon `the crosstie, av rail supported by the plate, said plate 4 having a surface inclinedI away from a line parallel to the rail, a'rail brace engaged with said 'surface and said rail, a bolt exltending through and beyond vthe two sides of said brace, one end of said bolt having a part extending downwardly into engagement with one sideof sadplate and then end of the bolt.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

.CHARLES W. REINOEHL.

BENT L. WEAVER.`

Witnesses:

.WM. HARRISON SMITH,

ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washngtomn C.

case in the Patent Office.

` [smh] y f It is hereby certified that in Letters Patentv No. 1,005,785, granted October 10, 1911, upon the application of Charles W. Reinoehl and Bent L. Weaver, of Steelton, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in RailroadjRail Supports, anierror appears requiring correction as follows: In the grant and in the headings of the drawing and printed specification Helen B. Reinoehl appears as administratrix of said i I .Charles W. Reinoehl, deceased, .whereas 'said Helen B. Renoehlshould appear asl` i Eecutrz'mof said VCharles W. Reinoehl; and that'the said'Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same nlay conform to the record Ofthe -Signed and sealedthis 16th day ofJanuary, A. D.,1912.

C. c. BILLI'NGs,

Acting commissioner of Patents.

use in connectio'n withfrailroad switches not only to support the main rail but also to supporta switch rail which is adapted to rest upon the portion 5'L of the plate 5 and to'k be adjusted thereon into and out of engagement with the main rail 6 to close and open the switch as is common and well known We preferably provide the plate 5 with downwardly-projecting ribs 23 which eX- tend parallel to the rail 6 and are forced into the cross-tie 4 to assist in preventing displacement of the plate 5 upon the crosstie 4, laterally of the rail 6.

We claim l 1. In a lrailroad rail support, the combination of a cross-tie, a plate upon the crosstie, a rail supported by the plate, said plate having a surface inclined away from a line parallel to the rail, a rail brace engaged with said surface and said rail, 'a bolt extendin through and beyond the two sides of sai brace, one end of said bolt being engaged with said plate, and the other end of said bolt being screw-threaded, andan Copies of -thll patent may be obtained fr adjustable (nut on -the screw-threaded end of the bolt.

2. In a railroad rall support, the combination of a cross-tie, a `plate upon `the crosstie, av rail supported by the plate, said plate 4 having a surface inclinedI away from a line parallel to the rail, a'rail brace engaged with said 'surface and said rail, a bolt exltending through and beyond vthe two sides of said brace, one end of said bolt having a part extending downwardly into engagement with one sideof sadplate and then end of the bolt.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

.CHARLES W. REINOEHL.

BENT L. WEAVER.`

Witnesses:

.WM. HARRISON SMITH,

ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washngtomn C.

case in the Patent Office.

` [smh] y f It is hereby certified that in Letters Patentv No. 1,005,785, granted October 10, 1911, upon the application of Charles W. Reinoehl and Bent L. Weaver, of Steelton, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in RailroadjRail Supports, anierror appears requiring correction as follows: In the grant and in the headings of the drawing and printed specification Helen B. Reinoehl appears as administratrix of said i I .Charles W. Reinoehl, deceased, .whereas 'said Helen B. Renoehlshould appear asl` i Eecutrz'mof said VCharles W. Reinoehl; and that'the said'Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same nlay conform to the record Ofthe -Signed and sealedthis 16th day ofJanuary, A. D.,1912.

C. c. BILLI'NGs,

Acting commissioner of Patents.

g It is hereby certified that in vLetters Patent No. 1,005,785, granted October 10,

L? I 1911, upon the application of Charles W. Reinoehl and Bent L. Weaver, of Steelton,

Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Railroad-Rail Supports, an error appears E r requiring correction as fhollowb': In the grant and in the headings of the drawing s and printed speciieation Helen B. Reinoehl appears as administratrix of said y Charles W. Reinoehl, deceased, whereas Said Helen B. Reinoehl should appear as.

2 l Ewecutm'm of said Charles W. Reinoehl; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of'the Il case in the Pate-nt Oice.

Correction Signed and sealed this 16th day of January, A. D., 1912.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Uommzlssz'oner of Patents.

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